Hi Wayne, And as far as recording is concerned that is a no. Most content is on demand so recording doesn't really enter the equasion.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 12:35 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple TV 4th Gen questions It does, thanks. Do I need to have an antenna to get these channels? I don't currently have either Cable or broadcast TV. Wayne On 4/25/16, Merv Keck <blind5spar...@gmail.com> wrote: > They are called apps but they can either be considered channels or apps > depending on how you look at it. For example currently there are about 900 > available apps for the Apple TV fourth Generation ranging from Netflix and > Hulu to games and podcast applications, and even a speedtest application, to > common channel apps such as CVS and freeform formerly ABC Family. Some of > these channel apps require that you have the same channel on your cable > subscription such as Disney channels. Others do not. Some will allow you > limited access to programing if you do not have the corresponding channel on > your cable subscription but will not allow you to have access to the full > amount of programing options. ESPN is a good example of that. You get a few > clips and a lot of annoying ads unless you validate your cable provider on > the Apple TV. Once that is done you have access to at least 7 channels of > ESPN plus bonus material free for the price of downloading the channel from > the app store for free. > Hope that helps' > Merv > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Wayne Merritt > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 2:54 PM > To: viphone <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Apple TV 4th Gen questions > > All, > I am looking at getting the 4th generation Apple TV. I've got a couple of > questions. First of all, I know that it is not a "tv", but I have heard > conflicting reports about Apple TV having channels, like some Cable > channels, where one can watch TV shows. Is this true, or are shows mainly > watched using apps that one downloads onto the Apple TV? > Would I need an antenna or Cable subscription in order to watch TV shows? > The other big thing is can I record shows and watch them later on the Apple > TV, like one could do with some early services like Tivo? > > Sincerely, > Wayne > > -- > Follow me on Twitter at: > www.twitter.com/wcmerritt > My website: > www.wayneism.com > My book list: > www.wayneism.com/books.php > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Follow me on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/wcmerritt My website: www.wayneism.com My book list: www.wayneism.com/books.php -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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